Mental health problems in primary care
QUESTION
It is well established that the 12-25-year-old age bracket is commonly where mental health conditions emerge. Timely assistance to young people at the right time can reduce the impact, severity and progression of mental health conditions and improve social and occupational outcomes. For this assessment task, you will specifically explore the ideal response to emerging mental health problems in primary care and community settings with reference to the stepped care model.
Your final two assessments will build from each other to explore an individual from a vulnerable population’s journey through Australia’s primary health system acknowledging the role of non- government organizations and the available interventions within the primary health setting.
Learning outcomes
This assessment task is aligned with the following learning outcomes:
1. Identify and critique the policy and funding context of mental health service provision in primary mental health care and non-government organisation sectors.
2. Integrate paradigms of service delivery ranging from the recovery to medical models and how these models translate to the non-government and primary health service delivery to consumers.
3. deconstruct stepped care, its barriers and opportunities and its impact on consumers and their families
Assignment details
Choose one of the three scenarios listed in Appendix A of this document which represent common mental health problems encountered within primary care. Provide a brief overview of the problem / issue (and probable diagnosis).
1. Describe what is known about the etiology, and likely trajectory if the problem untreated or undertreated.
2. With reference to the best available evidence what psychotherapeutic approach, treatments, or evaluated therapeutic programmes reflect the best or ideal approach to facilitate recovery in primary care with this problem or constellation of problems.
3. Critically discuss the need for early intervention and recovery focused services in primary care.
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